I guess I really haven't thought much about winning an Oscar, but if I had the opportunity, I'm sure I would like it.

Whether it's being a leading man, making TV shows, being with my family, I've learned a lot.

I didn't really go the starving-artist route. I kind of went and did massive, commercial things.

With actors and directors, it's a conversation that you have. You have to learn each other's language and learn how to communicate with each other effectively. It's really nice when you can have that communication on a level where they walk up to you and you can see by the expression on their face what they want. You don't even have to talk, it just like, "Got it!" And, you know what they want before they even ask for it.

I think that when we start thought-policing people and idea-policing people, then that's crossing a line. And I think, you know, everybody's so afraid of this imaginary line of thought police that they forget their own personal safety.

Always roll up the sleeves on your shirt. It gives the impression that you're working, even if you're not.

I don't have to act for work anymore; I can act for passion. That's freeing, but it's also a prison of its own. When you can do anything you want, you're really responsible to do something great. And that's scary.